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Who did Oglethorpe first have to befriend before settling at Yamacraw Bluff?

• Sequoya

• John Ross

• Tomochichi

• William Bull

Who acted as James Oglethorpe's interpreter with the Yamacraw Indians he encountered?

• Tomochichi

• Mary Musgrove

• Nancy Hart

• Sequoya

Which BEST explains James Oglethorpe's reason for choosing the site he did for building Savannah?

• The area was located on a high bluff above the mouth of a major river.

• The area was near a Spanish settlement that could provide supplies.

• The areas was swampy and marshy and therefore good for growing rice.

• The area had already been settled by the English and therefore required little work.

Where did James Oglethorpe land his colonists in Georgia to begin the thirteenth colony?

• Fort Pulaski on Savannah River

• Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound

• Yamacraw Bluff on Savannah River

• Fort Frederica near St. Simons Island

Which statement BEST describes Mary Musgrove?

• She was married to John Musgrove and owned a trading post

• She lived on the Savannah River.

• She was a fur trader

• She was part Creek and part English and could speak both languages. She was a translator for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi. Her and her husband owned a trading post.

The picture depicts a meeting between James Oglethorpe and..

• King George II

• Mary Musgrove and her husband John (a Yamacraw Indian)

• Tomochichi

• Sequoyah

Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?

• A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.

• He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.

• He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.

• He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.

James Oglethorpe founded a colony in America to

• increase slavery in the colonies.

• mine gold and other valuable minerals.

• help the poor of England get a new start.

• provide a refuge for persecuted religious groups.